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He said: “He has more experience than me by far about the English football. He knows English football better than me. When he says that, what can I say?

“But I was here 18 months and my personal view is English football is not like this. But again, Neil has more experience than me. He is a guy who has spent all his career in England and that is why his opinions are his opinions.”

Guardiola’s complaints are not new, having made similar points on several occasions already this season.

Kevin De Bruyne has been on the receiving end of bad tackles from Tottenham’s Dele Alli and Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon, and Raheem Sterling from Spurs’ Harry Kane. Newcastle’s Jacob Murphy also caught Ilkay Gundogan high.